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    Miss Havisham

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    lives with his sister, Mrs. Joe, and brother-in-law, Joe. The only source of income for their family is Joe who works as a blacksmith. One day, Pip is taken to Satis House, which is owned by a wealthy heiress named Miss Havisham, and meets Estella, the adopted daughter of Miss Havisham, who taunts him based on his social status. Later on, Pip is given a large sum of money by an unknown benefactor and goes to London to get a proper education. Dickens uses Pip as an example to show the flexible…

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    wealthier life, but returns to loyally in the end; Miss Havisham, the vengeful old woman that Pip suspects to be his benefactor for the majority of the novel; Abel Magwitch, a convict, and Pip’s actual benefactor repaying him for his kindness as a child. All these characters play crucial roles in Pip’s life and shape him into who he is, but there is only one that arguably impacts him the most: Estella. Estella, raised by Miss Havisham to be a ruthless heart-breaker as her form of revenge on…

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    the lie, and tells the true tale of his trip to Satis House. Joe is surprised that Pip would lied, but nevertheless offers him some advice: to stay away from the upper class. Pip keeps Joe’s advice at heart, but can only think about how ordinary Estella would perceive Joe, and dreams of the grandeur of Satis House. Pip, now armed with the goal of achieving a higher social status, vamps up his education by getting private lessons from one of his friends. After school one day, Pip goes to the pub…

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    because it was such a strange and dangerous memory. He also meets an old lady named Miss Havisham who influences many of his decisions, because he believes that she is his benefactor. Pip has always wanted as much as he could get out of life, and would be willing to leave his family to get it. Dickens uses foreshadowing to push the story forward in many different situations. He foreshadows using Magwitch, Havisham, and expectations. As I said in prior, the convict is mentioned multiple times…

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    develops into a materialistic character as his love interest for distant Estella grows. As Pip grows older, many of the traits he reveals can be seen as a result of his childhood, and more specifically his relationship with his guardian Mrs. Joe. Estella also reveals many traits that could be considered the repercussions of Miss Havisham’s and Estella’s relationship. The relationship between Pip and his role models, as well as Estella and her parental influences, shape the way they develop as a…

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    The Changes That Occur In Pip In the novel Great Expectation, Pip is a growing individual. His personality changes many times throughout the story. He starts out as a young boy, who is bothered by the fact that he never got to meet his biological parents. While he was in the graveyard, he runs into a distraught man, who is dirty and soaked in water. He later realizes that the man was an escaped convict on the run. The convict grabbed Pip and hung him upside down. He then demanded Pip to…

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    he spent visiting Miss Havisham. These encounters have presented to him an alternate lifestyle that he would not have been aware of otherwise. He begins to reflect on his own life and sees himself as inferior to Estella and her education. Consequently, a certain shame of what he wants to visualize as his 'old' life, such as his home, his common mannerisms, Joe, or even his apprenticeship as a blacksmith (something he was desperately looking forward to prior to meeting Estella) ensues.…

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    Pip becomes Joes apprentice ,and learns Joes trade as a blacksmith (Grogan,2014).Due to his meeting Miss Havisham and Estella Pip changes, he becomes ashamed of his humble beginning, the trade he is learning and Joe whom he cares about ,he is so ashamed that doesn’t want Estella and Miss Havishm to find out “ now it was all coarse and common, I would not have had miss Havisham and Estella see it on my account” (86-87).Before completing his apprenticeship ,he is informed by a lawyer ,one Mr…

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    Great Disappointments Has one of your parents ever told you that someone is a bad influence? In Great Expectations by Charles Dickens there are many characters that have an influence on others. The main character Pip supports Dickens theory that acquaintances affect how you act by misbehaving more and respecting less when he interacts with a bad influence he also shows this by becoming a gentleman when meeting good people in his life. Throughout Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Pip…

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    His sister is cruel yet her husband is not, as he is often seen to sympathize for young Pip. Pip is then asked play with the stepdaughter of a rich lady by the name of Miss Havisham. This is when Pip is introduced to Estella, and changes the book entirely. Early on in the story Pip only has very minor feelings towards Estella, but later in the story it develops into clear love and desire. Even while he is young Pip is aware that…

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